Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
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- Born:
- Feb 21, 1969 In San Francisco, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 77
- First Appeared:
- In the movie HBCU Honors
- Latest Project:
- Movie Nickel Boys 2024-11-08
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | HBCU Honors | Self | 2025 |
| Movie | Nickel Boys | Hattie | 2024-11-08 |
| Movie | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | Odette Henry | 2024-08-07 |
| Movie | The Deliverance | Rev Bernice James | 2024-08-16 |
| Movie | Exhibiting Forgiveness | Joyce | 2024-10-18 |
| Series | Justified: City Primeval | Carolyn | 2023-07-18 |
| Movie | The Color Purple | Mama | 2023-12-25 |
| Movie | Origin | Isabel Wilkerson | 2023-12-08 |
| Series | 61st Street | Martha Roberts | 2022-04-10 |
| Movie | King Richard | Oracene 'Brandy' Price | 2021-11-18 |
| Movie | The Subject | Leslie | 2021-10-22 |
| Movie | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Mattie Moss Clark | 2020-04-11 |
| Series | Lovecraft Country | Hippolyta Freeman | 2020-08-16 |
| Series | When They See Us | Sharonne Salaam | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | Miss Virginia | Lorraine Townsend | 2019-10-18 |
| Movie | Pimp | Gloria May | 2018-11-09 |
| Movie | If Beale Street Could Talk | Mrs. Hunt | 2018-12-14 |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | Lady Capulet | 2017-07-01 |
| Series | Designated Survivor | Eleanor Darby | 2016-09-21 |
| Movie | The Birth of a Nation | Nancy Turner | 2016-09-09 |
| Series | The Book of Negroes | Aminata Diallo | 2015-01-07 |
| Series | Quantico | Miranda Shaw | 2015-09-27 |
| Movie | Of Mind and Music | Una Vida | 2014-10-19 |
| Movie | Get on Up | Vicki Anderson | 2014-08-01 |
| Series | Sleepy Hollow | Lori Mills | 2013-09-16 |
| Movie | The Volunteer | Leigh | 2013-06-20 |
| Movie | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Ann | 2012-10-06 |
| Movie | The Tested | Darraylynn Warren | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | The Resident | Sydney | 2011-02-10 |
| Movie | The Help | Yule Mae Davis | 2011-08-09 |
| Movie | Money Matters | Pamela Matters | 2011-11-15 |
| Movie | Game of Death | Rachel | 2011-03-31 |
| Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Reba | 2010-02-04 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Sylvia Marshall | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | The Hungry Ghosts | Nadia | 2009-01-22 |
| Movie | Notorious | Sandy | 2009-01-16 |
| Movie | Motherhood | Sample Sale Friend | 2009-01-21 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Linda Underwood | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Candy | 2009-02-07 |
| Series | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michelle Hanna | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Therese Garber | 2009-06-10 |
| Movie | Racing for Time | Officer Baker | 2008-02-16 |
| Movie | The Prince of Motor City | Cora Neel | 2008-07-09 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Madeleine Hightower | 2008-09-23 |
| Series | True Blood | Diane | 2008-09-07 |
| Movie | The Express | Marie Davis | 2008-10-10 |
| Movie | Cover | Valerie Mass | 2007-05-08 |
| Series | Justice | Miranda Lee | 2006-08-30 |
| Movie | Freedomland | Felicia | 2006-02-17 |
| Series | E-Ring | Jocelyn Pierce | 2005-09-21 |
| Movie | Perception | Vera | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Jonny Zero | Unknown | 2005-01-14 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Movie | Brother to Brother | Zora | 2004-01-17 |
| Series | The D.A. | Unknown | 2004-03-19 |
| Movie | Ray | Mary Ann Fisher | 2004-10-29 |
| Movie | Undercover Brother | Sistah Girl | 2002-05-31 |
| Series | MDs | Quinn Joyner | 2002-09-25 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carmen Rivera | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | The Caveman's Valentine | Lulu | 2001-01-19 |
| Movie | John John in the Sky | Earlene | 2001-06-17 |
| Movie | Lovely & Amazing | Lorraine | 2001-08-31 |
| Movie | Men of Honor | Jo | 2000-09-13 |
| Movie | Disappearing Acts | Pam | 2000-12-09 |
| Movie | The Opponent | 2000-10-20 | |
| Movie | In Too Deep | Denise | 1999-08-25 |
| Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Summers | 1999-06-04 |
| Movie | A Map of the World | Dyshett | 1999-09-13 |
| Series | Third Watch | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Laura Chase | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | Side Streets | Brenda Boyce | 1998-09-05 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Series | High Incident | Officer Leslie Joyner | 1996-03-04 |
| Movie | Girls Town | Nikki | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Ed's Next Move | Erica | 1996-10-18 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |